Framing

Our frames are produced from the best quality wood, primarily
from Italy. Each is custom cut and assembled by hand to fit your art.
Hanging hardware included!

THIN GALLERY FRAME

This modern profile was designed for artists and photographers.
Narrow on the front and deep on the sides, our slim mouldings provide
a clean, sharp frame for your art, and allows all focus to be on your
gorgeous work.

3/4" wide; 1 1/8" deep

UV - PROTECTIVE ACRYLIC

Our acrylic is more expensive than glass, but we use it because it’s
clearer, far more impact resistant, and protects your art against UV rays.
Framing-grade acrylic has become a new standard in framing because of
its “clear” benefits.

THE FULL BLEED

Works are framed flush with the edge of your print without a mat.
Request border modifications and spacers, which keep the work from
touching the glass.

THE MAT

Adds a white core mat with a bevel cut opening to the edge of your
print. If your work has a signature or edition numbering, we will
automatically mat around it unless otherwise specified.

THE FLOAT

Floating a piece allows for a full view of the face and sides of the
artwork. Floating is recommended for original drawings and paintings
or any piece produced on specially trimmed paper.

Shipping

Shipping rates are calculated by the size of the package, and shipped via FedEx.
Please reach out to info@thetappancollective.com for any specific shipping and handling questions.

Orders ship within 10 business days.

Returns

We are dedicated to providing our collectors with accurate descriptions
and visuals of the artwork featured on our site. However, if you are displeased with your
acquisition please email us at info@thetappancollective.com. We’ll gladly offer you a store
credit within 10 days of receipt of the artwork. Custom framed pieces and originals will
have a 20% processing fee.

If your works arrive damaged, please ensure Tappan is notified
within 14 days of delivery.

Returns

We are dedicated to providing our collectors with accurate descriptions and visuals of the artwork featured on our site. However, if you are displeased with your acquisition please email us at info@thetappancollective.com. We’ll gladly offer you a store credit within 10 days of receipt of the artwork. Custom framed pieces and originals will have a 20% processing fee.

Following news of his father’s death in July 2016, Merriam spent a year searching for places to observe and photograph unique geology, the cycles of sedimentation and erosion, glaciation and volcanism.

Descending into an ‘ancient world’ allowed him to find the peace necessary to rebuild a life in the present.

In the Ancient Medicine photographs, the horizon is purposefully disregarded to give a feeling of immersion in the geology, asking the viewer to consider the slow tick of eons that have led to these compositions. Likening the process to painting with time, objects and landscapes of monumental size take on an ambiguous scale.

About Brian Merriam

Brian Merriam is a photographer originally from upstate New York, currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Brimming with mystery, his photographs seek to document the forgotten corners, empty roads and nowhere places of America and beyond.

In the words of Daniel Arnold, the artist’s friend and fellow photographer, "He’s a sad 70s-quarterback-lookin’ nowhere man who gets therapy making his own crazy sense of nowhere places. Claims the details nobody else cares about. Memorizes all the sick shit. Distills Mozart out of My Bloody Valentine for his own satisfaction. And that’s ace orphan strategy if you think about it. Charting all the lonely places. You just can’t sweat the void near as bad after you’ve stood on it stoned in sweatpants and been like dude, void, pretty sick."